I put "done playing around" but it didn't send all of it :(
I put "done playing around" but it didn't send all of it :(
What the hell is this! I’m sure they’re trying to promote the wheelchair racing but they just showed the same woman alone for what felt like the last half hour without even talking about the two competitive and exciting races going on at the same time. If I have to hear about Tatyana McFadden’s comeback one more time I’m going to throw my TV out the window. Did you know she gained 15 pounds of water weight?
Is there an international feed somewhere?
I can see the media feed but for like 15? minutes on NBCSN they only showed wheelchair.
Hall would be if she was running 2:20 or so but 2:23 pace, there’s just way too much gap to catch up on. Heck she might even backslide into 5th place and a 2:25
Haha, watching in South Africa on DStv The Letsrun message board just got a mention.
What's Rupp wearing, AF?
Race coverage please!
I was hoping you might know what possessed them to show a non competitive wheelchair race for 15 uninterrupted minutes. Before that stretch they cut away from the running repeatedly to the point I feel like I’ve seen maybe 70% wheelchair 20% commercials and 10% running.
rojo wrote:
Weldon is watching an elite only feed.
I'm sticking to NBC to see what it's like for the masses.
What's blowing me away is n o one is talking about the wind. Hello? I just lost it.
https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/1447202778724569091But the coverage overall is good. I just not longer expect them to show the elite races and expect a ton of commercials and a ton of wheelchair coverage. But the lack of wind talk is driving me nuts.
What a disaster. Missed a good 30min of the race watching wheel chair athletes wheel down the road. How do you get elites only feed?
On the podast, I said if Rupp wins this he deserves props as a number of guys have run 204-205 this year but when I was m aking my predictions this morning, i thought to m syelf, "YOu know what I bet he beats a lot of these guys. Is he really going tro lose to a guy who was 4th in Milan?"
That would be Tura. I mean do we realy expect him to lose to Tura. He was 6th in Chicago, 8th in Dubai and 4th in Milan in his last 3 marathons.
2019
2:08:35 6 Chicago IL 13 Oct
2020
2:06:26 8 Dubai 24 Jan
2021
2:04:29 4 Milano 16 May
Yes his pb is better than Rupps but so what.
Kiptanui is the bigger threat.
Here are his career marathon finishes
2:06:17 2 Dubai 24 Jan
DNF Virgin Money London 4 Oct
2021
2:05:47 1 Ampugnano 11 Apr
They missed the changes in the mens race due to showing the wheelchairs. I know the wheelchair athletes are in great shape but it’s much more like cycling than running . They’re pushing then coasting , you don’t get to coast in running .
You nailed it
Rupp looking like he’s working, but none of the three look great. Rupp knows the course well, so that has to help knowing what’s coming up in the final 10k.
From the sounds of everyone's rage at the coverage, I won't feel left out by not being able to get a live feed going. So thank you all.
WheelsOfFire wrote:
I was hoping you might know what possessed them to show a non competitive wheelchair race for 15 uninterrupted minutes. Before that stretch they cut away from the running repeatedly to the point I feel like I’ve seen maybe 70% wheelchair 20% commercials and 10% running.
Networks don't get a ton of practice at broadcasting marathons live, which helps explain why they're always so bad at it. Never obvious to them what we should be focusing on. They probably stuck on this because the director was confused about what to switch to.
Back to the race... Rupp was smart with his pace-stalking this time, and he's right there now at 35K now that others have dropped.
Emma Bates trending towards top American and top 3.
RSAR wrote:
Haha, watching in South Africa on DStv The Letsrun message board just got a mention.
What did they say?
Watch out for Manu Levisse, France, the son of former French 10,000 m record holder and legend Pierre Levisse (27:50ish/10000 in early 80s). Based on his recent training I think he can achieve a time from 2:09 to 2:11 if things go well for him.
Rupp* may win this thing.
* (Not a real victory or placing because….you know).
Just as I type the 4th placer from Milan has no shot, he takes the lead.